New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-29

~ANY suooxsrIoNs REGARDING THE MEMORIAL
srArUE-THE PREACHERs MANY FRIENDS.
The delegates constituting tho Besoher Memorial
Committee assembled last evening in Art Association
Hall Brooklyn to complete the details of Ito move
mont for popular statue to Mr. Beeoher. Among
those present wore General J. B. Woodward, OK
Hath s% %.msy sSs Rev. cbado
Professor +. W. Hooper. Anorsw Mclean, =. W.
H@roAs, the Re-, Lindsay P: sr, o,6 GnSrS;
s snn Nathan tss Rsv Dr. A George Ripley
Ropes, the Rev. DrL X. Funk, and John A: Quntard.
meeting was business and all tho preninsries wero
TO BE- completed anu the City Of Brookyn would then
fall into limo and ereot the statue T.. r. MCCARTHY
was prepared to give an entertainment for tho fund
@. ]. Van Nostrand reported that the Booth
Dramatic Society was ready to give an amateur gs ns
s.d that ''S Mr. BesSSes to
Wss true that b. followed Hin who ate with publ
oans and smners." Mr.. Beecher once went to see
Irving play and at subsequent experimenting. wnoh
said he had not gone to the theatre until seventy
old ana that would hurt no one The beauty o. .n,S
monument would be that 1t would belong 70 nro %
Beecher's lite could oontribate to II. lAppnpse.
Abraham ,sPorted that tho lsraoses o. tho ci5
that tho committee Of tho Second Unitarian Church
~ ready TO act in collecting money. Ono member
OF il Henry W. Maxwell. had already given $500
The Aroadian Dramatic Society reported that steps
fund &. D. BERT spoke OF his support Of the project
and subscribed $50. Andrew Mclean spoke OF the
benefit performance to be Rivou BY Colonei sim on
Eastsr NOnday Ia aid OF the fund, and said thst no
hsd sent letters to tho members OF the dramatic pro-
feasion asking tor subscriptions. In few months
Mr. Beeoher had lived no would have been tho orator
ct tho unvailing of the Actors Fund Monument. FOR
many y~ars Mr. Beecher had been notable In his sym
patty tor tho members Of the dramatic pro esson MI
8eeoher was completely q representative man IN
American lite. Much could be gained by emphs siz.
ing tho noble, generous, aud lasting qualities OF
Henry Ward Beeoher His figure would call up sum-
ulaiinK thoughts In all who gased upon 1t.
Dr. George K. Reed said the money shonlo DC raiscd
BY populsr subscription tor the statue OF Mr. feocher
Bsecher and the poorest OF the people should be given
On opportunity to contribute. MI beecher nad
slwsys been ready to aid the poor. II day could be
sot apart tor contributions to the fund thousands OF
dollars would DO raiset The statue should 90 doMn
among the people and not placed on some lofty ped
ostsi Supervisor at-lsrge Quintard moved that the
sclion OF the Executive Committee in reRerd TO the
statue as tho form OF the memorial and the place Tor
II be the City Hall Square be ratified, and this was
done.
Dr. Hall said that il would be wse to provide for
getting tho consent Of the proper authorities for the
alto in CITY Hall Square. The Rev. MIR. Chadwick
suggested that some particular Sunday be set arat
for collections to the fund. Dr. Reed suggested a
Beeohsr Memorial Day and places Tor pogulsl oo,ieo
tions in various parts OF the city Colonel Sinn pro-
posed Easter Monday motion that the Executive
Committee consider this subject was adopted
Henry Hentz subscribed 800 He thought something
ought to be done subscrI tions IN New ork
for Mr.. Beecher, he said, belonged to this city as
much rs to Brooklyn. He suggested that the news
papers in ths cty be asked to receive subscriptions
- many men would regard 1t pleasure to give